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| Awardee | Graduate Program | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarez, Sandy | MBI-DP | Samantha Butler | Neurobiology |
| Back, Peter | MBI-DP | Peter Bradley | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Castellon, Jose | MBI-DP | Keriann Backus | Biological Chemistry |
| Cheng, Mandy | MBI-DP | Maureen Su | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Deng, Weixian | MBI-DP | Kathrin Plath/James Wohlschlegel | Biological Chemistry |
| Ford, Ian | MBI-DP | Steve Bensinger | MIMG |
| Ichino, Lucia | MBI-DP | Steven Jacobsen | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Kim, Alexander | MBI-DP (MSTP) | S. Lawrence Zipursky | Biological Chemistry |
| Li, Yanruide (Charlie) | MBI-DP | Lili Yang | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Maltz, Evan | BMSB | Roy Wollman | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Morales, Abril | MBI-DP | Bill Lowry | Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology |
| Ramirez, Niholas | MBI-DP | Hung Ton-That | Dentistry |
| Salisbury, Alex | MBI-DP | Jesse Zamudio | Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology |
| Sandoval, Rafael | MBI-DP | Tamer Sallam | David Geffen School of Medicine |
| Sieminski, Paul | BMSB | Zhou Z. Hong | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Tessema, Kaleab | MBI-DP (MSTP) | Harley Kornblum | David Geffen School of Medicine |
| Thind, Amara | MBI-DP | Peter Bradley | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Vavilina-Halstead, Anastasia | MBI-DP | Hanna Mikkola | Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology |
| Yu, Amy | MBI-DP (MSTP) | Elaine Hsiao | Integrative Biology & Physiology |
| Yu, Kristie | MBI-DP (MSTP) | Michael Teitell | Pathology |
| Zhang, Jiayan | MBI-DP | Zhou Z. Hong | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Zink, Samantha | BMSB | Jose Rodriguez | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
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| Name | PI |
|---|---|
| Abhishek Chadha | David Williams |
| Adam Biddlecome | William Gelbart |
| Adam Langenbacher | Jau-Nian Chen |
| Adarsh Mayank | James Wohlschlegel |
| Aimee Alyssa Flores | Bill Lowry |
| Alberto Vazquez-Salazar | Irene Chen |
| Alexander Markowitz | Paul Boutros |
| Alon Oyler-Yaniv | Roy Wollman |
| Amit Paul | Tracy Johnson |
| Amy Pandya-Jones | Douglas Black |
| Ana Lucia Alvarez Cabrera | Jerome Zack |
| Ana Luisa Duran Meza | William Gelbart |
| Anand Rai | Patricia Johnson |
| Andrea Lim | Paul Boutros |
| Andrey Damianov | Douglas Black |
| Anela Tosevska | Matteo Pellegrini |
| Aneta Trulik | Kendall Houk |
| Aniruddha Adhikari | Irene Chen |
| Ankita Umapathy | David Williams |
| Anna Vitlin Gruber | Jeff Long |
| Anneke Brummer | Xinshu Grace Xiao |
| Aparamita Pandey | Claudio Scafoglio |
| Arkajyoti Sengupta | Kendall Houk |
| Arthe Raajendiran | Claudio Villanueva |
| Astra Bryant | Elissa Hallem |
| Basudev Ghoshal | Steven Jacobsen |
| Bethan Clifford | Elizabeth Tarling/Tom Vallim |
| Bochen Jiang | Chentao Lin |
| Breanne Sparta | Eric Deeds |
| Brenda Molgora | Patricia Johnson |
| Brian Atwood | Michael Jung |
| Jennifer Chia | Alexander Hoffmann |
| Celia Blanco | Irene Chen |
| Chandani Sen | Brigitte Gomperts |
| Changmin Xie | Ohyun Kwon |
| Chen Gao | Yibin Wang |
| Chenghao Zhu | Paul Boutros |
| Colette Picard | Steven Jacobsen |
| Cuiwen He | Stephen G. Young |
| Damayanti Bagchi | Irene Chen |
| Dan Wang | Tamer Sallam |
| Daniel Velez-Ramirez | Kent Hill |
| Daniela Strenkert | Sabeeha Merchant |
| David Salisbury | Tamer Sallam |
| Dennis Svatunek | Kendall Houk |
| Donna Ying | Douglas Black |
| Edward Wang | Patricia Johnson |
| Eliana Marisa Ramos | Giovanni Coppola |
| Elinor Lee | Elizabeth Tarling/Tom Vallim |
| Elizabeth Anne Chapman, Heath-Heckman | David Jacobs |
| Elizabeth Gibbs | Rachelle Crosbie |
| Enrique Sosa | Amander Clark |
| Erica Pandolfi | Amander Clark |
| Fei-Man Hsu | Amander Clark |
| Graciel Young Diamante | Xia Yang |
| Grigor Varuzhanyan | Owen Witte |
| Guanglin Zhang | Xia Yang |
| Gulistan Agirman | Elaine Hsiao |
| Haripriya Vaidehi Narayanan | Alexander Hoffmann |
| Helen Vuong | Elaine Hsiao |
| Huan Peng | Irene Chen |
| Huan Wang | Karen Reue |
| Hyojin Gim | Michael Jung |
| Ibrar Siddique | Gal Bitan |
| Igor Nikolskly | Roy Wollman |
| Iman Fares | Hanna Mikkola |
| India Nichols | Ketema Paul |
| Irene Liao | Luke Nikolov |
| Irina Lapina | Tamer Sallam |
| Jackie McCourt | Rachelle Crosbie |
| Jacob Sanders | Kendall Houk |
| Jason Gardiner | Steven Jacobsen |
| Jennifer Oyler-Yaniv | Roy Wollman |
| Joseph Reynolds | Rachelle Crosbie |
| Julia Aguade Gorgorio | Hanna Mikkola |
| Juliet Rose Girard | Utpal Banerjee |
| Katherine Ann Muratore | Patricia Johnson |
| Kathleen Mary Cunningham | Leanne Jones |
| Katie Ching | Alvaro Sagasti |
| Kelsey Jarrett | Elizabeth Tarling/Tom Vallim |
| Ken Ellis-Guardiola | Robert Clubb |
| Alex Gorin | Alexander Hoffmann |
| Lan Wang | Irvin Chen |
| Lauren Crisman | Jaunian Chen |
| Lauren Goins | Utpal Banerjee |
| Laurent Voisin | Hilary Coller |
| Leonila Lagunes | Eric Deeds |
| Leslie Sedgeman | Elizabeth Tarling/Tom Vallim |
| Li Zheng | Steven Jacobsen |
| Liang Wang | Owen Witte |
| Ling Zhang | Grace Xiao |
| Lital Davidi | Siobhan Braybrook |
| Lulan Wang | Genhong Cheng |
| Madelaine Brearley-Sholto | Elizabeth Tarling/Tom Vallim |
| Marcus Gallagher-Jones | Jose Rodriguez |
| Maria Grazia Murrali | Juli Feigon |
| Marie Clemot | Leanne Jones |
| Xiaolu Guo | Alexander Hoffmann |
| Mark Maskeri | Kendall Houk |
| Matthew Romero | April Pyle |
| Melania Abrahamian | Carla Koehler |
| Michelle Panzica | Margot Quinlan |
| Min Woo | Michael Jung |
| Ming Wang | Steven Jacobsen |
| Mohamed Soliman | Jerome Zack |
| Mohammad Nazim | Jerome Zack |
| Natalie Lemanski | Noa Pinter-Wollman |
| Nathan Robert Zemke | Arnold Berk |
| Navonil Banerjee | Elissa Hallem |
| Negin Majedi | Manish Butte |
| Pablo Martinez | Siobhan Braybrook |
| Pasquale Saggese | Claudio Scafoglio |
| Ping Fang | Elaine Hsiao |
| Qi (Lori) Zhou | Justine Lee |
| Qin Wang | Chentao Lin |
| Rafael Alejandro Juarez Uribe | David Walker |
| Ranajay Saha | Irene Chen |
| Randilea Nichols Doyle | Oliver Fregoso |
| Ranjith Kumar Papareddy | Steven Jacobsen |
| Robert Foreman | Roy Wollman |
| Roger Castells Graells | Todd Yeates |
| Roni Haas | Paul Boutros |
| Ruhi Patel | Elissa Hallem |
| Samuel Verbanic | Irene Chen |
| Sandeep Gupta | Samantha Butler |
| Sandep Mukherjee | Patricia Johnson |
| Sandra Capellera Garcia | Hanna Mikkola |
| Sang Yoon Chung | Shimon Weiss |
| Sangmok Kim | Ben Novitch |
| Sevde Seyran | Bill Lowry |
| Shaofang Li | Yi Xing |
| Shen Li | Arjun Deb |
| Shirley Xi Wang | Lili Yang |
| Shuqi Wang | Patricia Johnson |
| Sissy Wamaitha | Amander Clark |
| Soizic Richie | Samantha Butler |
| Stefan Schmollinger | Sabeeha Merchant |
| Sudeepa Rajan | Emil Reisler |
| Tomohiro Yokota | Yibin Wang |
| Trent Su | Siavash Kurdistani |
| Varsha P. Desai | Steven Jacobsen |
| Vijaya Pandey | James Wohlschlegel |
| Wei Yuan Hsieh | Steven Bensinger |
| Wen Xiao | Douglas Black |
| William Shoemaker | Nandita Garud |
| WooSuk Choi | Brigitte Gomperts |
| Xiangyang Chen | Kendall Houk |
| Xiangzhi Men | Irvin Chen |
| Xiaoguang Liu | Michael Jung |
| Xiaojun Wang | Douglas Black |
| Xu Wang | Chentao Lin |
| Xun Chi | Steven Bensinger |
| Yan Xue | Steven Jacobsen |
| Yao He | Hong Zhou |
| Yaqiang Wang | Juli Feigon |
| Yasaman Jami | James Wohlschlegel |
| Yazan Khalaf Alhadid | Shimon Weiss |
| Yenni Alejandra Garcia | Jorge Torres |
| Yike Zou | Kendall Houk |
| Yonglong Xiao | Michael Jung |
| Youngjae Kim | Michael Jung |
| Yu Jeong | Lili Yang |
| Yu Tao | Amander Clark |
| Yuan Shi | Ren Sun |
| Yuan Yang | Juli Feigon |
| Yunchen Wang | Lili Yang |
| Zhe Li | Lili Yang |
| Zhengyi Zhang | Tamer Sallam |
| Zhenhui Zhong | Steven Jacobsen |
| Zhenlan Yao | Melody Li |
| Zhiheng Liu | Grace Xiao |
| Zhiqi He | Ohyun Kwon |
| Zhu Si | Hong Zhou |
| Zubin Mehta | Marlin Touma |
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| Organization | Contact | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AWiSE | awiseucla@gmail.com | Advancing Women in Science |
| AMEBA | ucla.ameba@gmail.com | Association for MultiEthnic Bioscientists' Advancement |
| CDLS | cdls.ucla@gmail.com | Center for Diverse Leadership in Science |
| OCDS | ocds.ucla@gmail.com | Organization for Cultural Diversity in Science |
| SACNAS | sacnas@ucla.edu | Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science |
| SPG | uclascipolgroup@gmail.com | Science Policy Group at UCLA |
| Queer & Trans in STEM | qstem@ucla.edu | Bringing together LGBTQIA+ in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math |
| BSC | bsc@ucla.edu | The UCLA Biological Sciences Council is the graduate student government that represents students within the Biological Sciences. |
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| Name | Lab | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Velez-Ramirez | Hill lab | |
| Basudev Ghoshal | Jacobsen lab | |
| Astra Bryant | Hallem lab | |
| Erica Pandolfi | Clark lab | |
| Yasaman Jami | Wohlschlegel lab | |
| Vijaya Pandey | Wohlschlegel lab | |
| Bethan Clifford | Tarling/Vallim lab | |
| Roger Castells | Yeates lab | |
| Randilea Nichols Doyle | Fregoso lab | |
| Laurent Voisin | Coller lab |
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| Awardee | Graduate Program | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atai, Kaiser | MBI-DP | Hilary Coller | Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Back, Peter | MBI-DP | Peter Bradley | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Boone, Brandon | MBI-DP | Steven Jacobsen | Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Daly, Allison | MBI-DP | Stephen Smale | David Geffen School of Medicine |
| Damodaren, Nivedita | MBI-DP | Kathrin Plath/Douglas Black | Biological Chemistry/Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Deng, Weixian | MBI-DP | Kathrin Plath/James Wohlschlegel | Biological Chemistry |
| DiRusso, Jonathan | MBI-DP | Amander Clark | Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Emami, Michael | MBI-DP | Melissa Spencer | Neurology |
| Flores, Angelina | MBI-DP | Amy Rowat | Integrative Biology & Physiology |
| Gillman, Cody | MBI-DP | Tamir Gonen | Physiology & Biological Chemistry |
| Hildreth, Andrew | MBI-DP | Tim O'Sullivan | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Ichino, Lucia | MBI-DP | Steven Jacobsen | Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Jiang, Sean | MBI-DP | David Eisenberg | Biological Chemistry |
| Kim, Alexander | MBI-DP (MSTP) | S. Lawrence Zipursky | Biological Chemistry |
| Lum, Gregory | MBI-DP | Elaine Hsiao | Integrative Biology & Physiology |
| Nguyen, LeAnn | MBI-DP | Melody Li | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Pasquarelli, Rebecca | MBI-DP | Peter Bradley | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Sun, Angela | MBI-DP | Elaine Reed | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine |
| Yang, Emily | MBI-DP | Melody Li | Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics |
| Yu, Kristie | MBI-DP (MSTP) | Elaine Hsiao | Integrative Biology & Physiology |
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| Awardee | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Cano, Clara | Kathrin Plath | Biological Chemistry |
| Smith, Emily | Thomas Vallim/Elizabeth Tarling | Medicine-Cardiology |
| Cheng, Cindy | David Eisenberg | Biological Chemistry |
| DiRusso, Jonathan | Amander Clark | Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Pasquarelli, Rebecca | Peter Bradley | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Boone, Brandon | Steve Jacobsen | Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology |
| Cheng, Mandy | Maureen Su | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Rodriguez, Benancio | Alexander Hoffmann | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Shih, Ryan | Yvonne Chen | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Yu, Kristie | Elaine Hsiao | Integrative Biology & Physiology |
| Jiang, Sean | David Eisenberg | Biological Chemistry |
| Lum, Gregory | Elaine Hsiao | Integrative Biology & Physiology |
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| Awardee | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Jih, Jonathan | Hong Zhou | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Pasquarelli, Rebecca | Peter Bradley | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Roe, Anne | Pyle, April | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Smith, Emily | Elizabeth Tarling/Thomas Vallim | Medicine-Cardiology |
| Li, Joey | O'Sullivan, Tim | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Uchiyama, Lauren | Peter Tontonoz | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| DePaola, Peter | Lin Jiang | Neurology |
| Walsh, Breanna | Elissa Hallem | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Shih, Ryan | Yvonne Chen | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Stevens, Alexander | Hong Zhou | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Flores, Angelina | Amy Rowat | Integrative Biology & Physiology |
| Goring, Andrew | Robert Club/Joseph Loo | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Gallardo, Salena | Samantha Butler | Neurobiology |
| Giafaglione, Jenna | Andrew Goldstein/Paul Boutros | Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology/Human Genetics |
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| Awardee | Thesis Advisor | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Alonso, Valentina | Alexander Hoffmann | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Cheung, Nicole | Robert Clubb | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Hong, Megan | Gal Bitan/Joseph Loo | Chemistry & Biochemistry |
| Jimenez, Robert | Melissa Spencer | Neurology |
| Kan, Ryan | Aparna Bhaduri | Biological Chemistry |
| Luthers, Christopher | Donald Kohn | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Makanani, Sara | Mehdi Bouhaddou | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Mercado-Ayon, Yesica | Samantha Butler | Neurobiology |
| Nagari, Rohith | Peter Tontonoz | Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Nguyen, Brian | Feng Guo | Biological Chemistry |
| Salladay-Perez, Ivan | Anthony Covarrubias | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Shih, Ryan | Yvonne Chen | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
| Smith, Emily | Elizabeth Tarling/Thomas Vallim | Medicine-Cardiology |
| Terrazas, Sari | Grace Xiao | Integrative Biology and Physiology |
| Villanueva, Miranda | Keriann Backus | Biological Chemistry |
| Wilkinson, Nicole | Maureen Su | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics |
